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OSCE Mission to Montenegro signs Memorandum of Understanding with Supreme Court to support Trial Monitoring Project
Publishing date: 7 February 2022
Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Judge Vesna Vučković, Acting President of the Supreme Court, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 7 February 2022.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides Parliament with equipment for simultaneous interpretation
Publishing date: 2 February 2022
Contributing to further transparency of the Parliament of Montenegro and in order to widen its national and international outreach, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided conference equipment for simultaneous interpretation on 2 February 2022 in Podgorica.
Special Envoy of OSCE Chairman-in-Office visits OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Publishing date: 27 January 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Ambassador Artur Dmochowski, Special Envoy of the Polish OSCE Chairmanship, visited the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and met with Siv-Katrine Leirtroe, Deputy Head of the Mission, on 24 January 2022.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports adoption of new Action Plan for a Gender Responsive Parliament 2022–2024
Publishing date: 27 January 2022
On 24 January 2022, the Gender Equality Committee of Montenegrin Parliament unanimously adopted the new Action Plan for a Gender-responsive Parliament 2022–2024. The document was developed with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, as part of a long-standing co-operation with the Committee in promoting gender equality principles.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro welcomes State Election Commission’s decision to open its sessions to public
Publishing date: 26 January 2022
Siv-Katrine Leirtroe, Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, welcomed the commitment by the State Election Commission (SEC) to amend internal rules and procedures to ensure its meetings are public. This has been a long-standing recommendation by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). “This decision will result in greater openness and accountability of the SEC, which is a necessary step in ensuring a transparent election management body,” said Leirtroe, adding that the Mission will be working with the SEC in the coming months to ensure all meetings can be livestreamed. According to the Survey on Public Perceptions and Confidence in Election Management Bodies in Montenegro, commissioned by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and published in November 2021, there was a need to further strengthen the transparency and professionalism of election management bodies. As many as 87.3% of citizens believed that opening sessions to the public would contribute to greater public confidence in the work of the SEC and the election process as a whole.
Montenegro’s Library of Parliament launches new online service with support of OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 20 January 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
On 17 January 2022, the Library of Parliament launched its automatic electronic publications service through My COBISS profile with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. Only a few libraries in Montenegro can deliver electronic loans because it requires that at least 90% of material to be
OSCE Mission to Montenegro launches awareness-raising campaign against hate speech
Publishing date: 20 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro launched an awareness-raising campaign against hate speech on 20 December. The campaign highlights the importance of advocacy efforts to stop hate speech online.